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Built Environment

Canada’s buildings are a climate drag – can they pick up the pace?

by Dianne Saxe

PACE financing programs could help tackle Canada’s climate building problem– but only if they grow at unprecedented speed

Built Environment/Winter 2021

Pipe dreams and other climate visions

by John Lorinc

Capturing the billions of dollars of heat that goes down drains globally is one climate fix touted in David Miller’s new book

How to future-proof buildings for climate change
Built Environment/Planning for a Green Recovery

How to ready Canada’s buildings for the climate of tomorrow 

by Tom-Pierre Frappe-Seneclauze

Imagine a home that can stand up to extreme weather, be it heat waves or water surges, while bringing your gas bill to zero and keeping your electricity bill

CK TV BBB clip
Built Environment/Planning for a Green Recovery

CK TV: Watch our first roundtable on Building Back Better post-COVID

by CK Staff

It’s time we start planning for what comes after COVID. Watch episode 1 from our Green Recovery series on our newly launched

Built Environment/Climate Crisis

Out-of-the-box thinking spawns low-carbon construction revolution

by John Lorinc

Architects and contractors working in the far north, where the building season is short and the risk of water damage to building

low-carbon building
Built Environment/Climate Crisis

Five planet-saving building ideas we need to nail down in 2020

by John Lorinc

After years of inaction on climate change, the decade ahead has become the bracket in which humanity gets one last opportunity to

Norway's Powerhouse Brattørkaia
Built Environment

Powerhouse building produces more energy than it needs

by John Lorinc

Last year, the City of Vancouver updated its green buildings regulations to require that all re-zoning applications meet either net zero or

Built Environment/Climate Crisis

York’s “bioclimatic” business school building is breath of fresh of air

by John Lorinc

When visitors enter the new Schulich School of Business building at York University in Toronto, many immediately pick up on two features

Built Environment

Building innovation: Going green pays off for one of Canada’s Big 5 banks

by John Lorinc

In the expanding world of energy-efficient commercial buildings, designer projects with LEED certification and cutting-edge architecture tend to win the awards and

Built Environment/Spring 2019

Spotlight on green building innovation: Library Square Tower, Vancouver

by CK Staff

The Government of Canada has announced a target to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) in federal government operations by 80% by 2050. As

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